The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-10-06
GOV LowRYs
CONrEMPTIBLE EFFORTS TO DE-
FE ATDEMOCRATIc NOalI-
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Durhlltls an honest, patriotic, fear
less and ousspoken Democrat. He
has been unsparing in his criticisms
and condemnation Of the stoalaees
and extravaganocs of the Lowry
Administration. On that platform
the Democrats Of Chickasaw elect
ed him a member Of the Legisla-
ture of 1886, and while there he
rendered himself very obnoxious
to Gov. Lowry by unearthing
number Of dirty transactions per-
petrated with his uoquiescence if
not actual knowledge. Exposure
and fear Of criminal prosecution
forced one Of Lowry's special pets
to disgorge about $4,000 iraudu-
lently obtained from the public
treasury on Gov. Lowry's written
endorsement. On account Of his
bold onslaughts on Lowryism one
of the Governors sons, his private
Secretary, assaulted Burkitt in the
Hall Of the Legislature and got
knocked down by him.
Burkitt continued his fight
against Lowryism and for retrench-
ment and reform, and in the pri-
mary election received four ffths,
or more, OF the Democratic votes
of his county. MoArther, the 9TH
er member Of the last Legislature,
who was a supporter of Lowry,
was defeated by Winter, an anti
Lowry candidate. Macarthur and
his four brothers-in-law, one of
whom had, as a Democrat, twice
represented that county in the Leg
islature, and another Of whom was
Judge Frazee, rank Republican,
set out to beat the Democratic Leg
islative ticket Of Chiokasaw, with
the aid Of Gov. Lowry, certain sore
headed, so-called Democrats and
the regular opposition vote. Fra
zee was selected as one Of the op-
position candidates for the Legis-
lative Office, it having been in the
family for six years they we're 10th
to see it depart therefrom, ever at
Democracy's bidding. As has been
publicly charged and is undenied.
Gov. Lewry, unrequested by any
supporter OF the Democratic ticket,
but upon the invitation alone of
the opponents Of that ticket, went
to Chickasaw and madetwo speech.
es in that county, although he
made but one in any other, and in
beth speeches be savagely attacked
Burkitt, one Of the Democratic
nominees. Atone ofhis speakings
the crowd committed the greAtsole-
cism of endorseing Lowry and the
Democratic ticket, and at the other
they indorsod the Democratic tick
ct and sat down on Lowry, caused
probably by the Lowry programme
being 50 far broken into that both
sides had q hearing.
As has just been developed by
certain private correspondence
winch unexpectedly came to light,
Gov. Lowry, while in Chickasaw,
held private conferences with two
Of the disgruntled ex-Legislative
brothers-in-law, directed the send
ing to the State Board the names
Of election commissioners, and ar
ranged for giving the opposition
to the Democratic ticket two of
the three election commissioners
and to thereby turn over to the OPP
position the election machinery of
that county.
All Ofthe Democratic nominees.
the majority Of the Democratic
voters Of the county and the chair
man and eight members Of the
Democratic Executive Committee
petitioned for the appointment Of
certain set Of eloction commits
sioners. two Democrats and a Re
publican. One Of these, and two
Of these recommended By the ep-
position, we're appointed. How
Lient. Gov. Stands and Secretary